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Greek elections a one-horse race after conservatives topple left-wing strongholds

Greeks heading to the polls Sunday for a second general election in five weeks, with conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis expected to win reelection by a large margin

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023

Greek caretaker Prime Minister sworn in, to head government until new national elections

Senior judge Ioannis Sarmas has been sworn in as Greece’s caretaker Prime Minister who will head the country until new national elections are held in about a month

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

Senior judge to lead Greek caretaker government until fresh June election

Ioannis Sarmas appointed to replace outgoing prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis after inconclusive ballot

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023

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Greece appoints caretaker PM ahead of June repeat election

Greece's president appointed a caretaker prime minister on Wednesday to form a government that will lead the country to a repeat election on June 25, after last weekend's inconclusive vote.

Reuters · May 24, 2023

Greek politicians speed-up the process to hold a new election

Greece’s leading political candidates are accelerating the process to call a new election — the second in about a month — paving the way for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to get an additional four-year term.

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023

Greek opposition parties unable to form alliance, new election seen

Greece's two main opposition parties on Tuesday turned down mandates offered to them to form a coalition government, setting the stage for a second election in June after an inconclusive vote on May 21.

Reuters · May 23, 2023

‘Not something I’m proud of’: six Greeks explain their election choice

Economic policies seemed to swing it with voters as PM’s party finishes 20 percentage points ahead of the left opposition

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2023

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The Guardian view on the Greek election: the new hegemony

Editorial: A handsome victory for the centre-right is dismal news for those who have suffered from years of austerity

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2023

Greek conservatives clear an ‘open road’ to political supremacy

PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s party routed left-wing Syriza in election and is expected to do it again in a repeat vote.

Al Jazeera · May 22, 2023

Greek vote shows public mellowing from crisis-era anger

A resounding defeat of radical parties in Greece's election on Sunday has shown voters have mellowed after more than 15 years of fuming over austerity triggered by a crippling debt crisis.

Reuters · May 22, 2023

Greek PM seeks new poll in push for absolute majority after election win

Kyriakos Mitsotakis says he will not try to form coalition after his party fell five seats short of majority

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2023

Centre-left politics has been dealt a crushing blow in Greece. What can we learn from it?

The Syriza party did worse than most thought possible, says Marina Prentoulis, a politics professor at the University of East Anglia

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2023

Greece’s Mitsotakis seeks second vote after election win

Despite winning Sunday’s vote, the governing New Democracy party fell short of winning an absolute majority.

Al Jazeera · May 22, 2023

Greek PM calls for new elections after winning broad but inconclusive victory

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called for new elections "possibly on June 25", a day after his conservative New Democracy party fell short of winning an absolute majority.

Radio France Internationale · May 22, 2023

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WEKU · May 22, 2023

Greece's ruling center-right party wins elections but still seeks a majority

Greece's center-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected Monday to seek a second national election within weeks, as he lacks the majority in Parliament to govern alone.

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023

Greece's center-right in landslide election victory, but will need new vote to form government

Despite inflicting the most crushing defeat in half a century on the opposition, Greece’s center-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to seek a second election within weeks, as he lacks the majority in Parliament to govern alone

The New Daily · May 22, 2023

Greece PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis falls short of absolute majority in election win

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to receive an official mandate to try to form a coalition government.

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023

Greece prime minister Mitsotakis hails election victory as ‘political earthquake’

Mitsokais’ party fell just short of majority required to form government on its own, as the fate of the new government still hangs in limbo

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ABC News · May 22, 2023

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis flags second election despite landslide poll win for New Democracy party

Greek voters will have go to the polls again after the ruling New Democracy party scored a landslide election win at the weekend, but still fell short of the seats needed to form a majority government

Reuters · May 22, 2023

Mitsotakis hoping to rule solo with victory in second Greek vote

By Angeliki Koutantou and Karolina Tagaris

Al Jazeera · May 21, 2023

Greece’s conservative party wins big in national election

The ruling New Democracy party secures commanding victory, but Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hints at new poll.

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023

Greek centre-right party falls short of majority in general election

Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s party on 40% share against Syriza on 20

Reuters · May 21, 2023

Greek conservatives lead in national election-exit poll

Greek conservatives were leading over the leftist Syriza in elections on Sunday, a joint exit poll by six polling agencies showed.

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023

As Greece goes to the polls, scandal, disaster and apathy eat into PM’s lead

Economic resurgence may not be enough to win Kyriakos Mitsotakis a new term in Sunday’s election

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

Polls open in Greece's first election since international bailout spending controls ended

Polls have opened in Greece’s parliamentary election, the first since the country’s economy ceased to be subject to strict supervision and control by international lenders who had provided bailout funds during its nearly decade-long financial crisis

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